Posted on February 21, 2014 | 10:59 AM

Controversial lawyer Atty. Raymond Fortun graces Gandang Gabi Vice in a hilarious episode airing February 23. Atty. Fortun is former spokesman to Cedric Lee, who is involved in the mauling of Vice Ganda's friend and It's Showtime co-host Vhong Navarro.

It's interesting to know how Atty. Fortun will answer Vice Ganda's questions related to the case, especially that of Deniece Cornejo and Cedric Lee's elevator kissing. Also, he will be dancing the 'One minute dance craze' for the first time on GGV, a dance step inspired by Deniece Cornejo's Startalk interview.

The Voice of the Philippines' Maki Ricafort, Paolo Onesa and Thor Dulay, who's once Vice Ganda's back up vocals on GGV will also join the 'kulitan' in the show.

Posted on September 22, 2013 | 10:46 PM

The sixth live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened September 22 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. The Top 4 artists who advance to the grand finals next week has been revealed.

Yesterday (September 21), the Top 8 artists performed a duet in a benefit concert for the Payatas kids choir. However, the live shows also served as a battle field for the semifinalists as voting lines were also opened.

Last night, Team Lea's Mitoy Yonting and Radha sung Against All Odds by Phil Collins. Tonight, Mitoy became emotional on his solo song Power of Love by Celine Dion. His team mate Radha did The Beatles' Let It Be accompanied by a choir. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Lea's score: Mitoy - 45% | Radha - 55%

Public votes: Mitoy - 63.78% | Radha - 36.72%

Total Score: Mitoy - 108.78% | Radha - 91.22%

Eliminated: Radha

Team Bamboo's Myk Perez and Paolo Onesa inspired everyone on Saturday's show with Eric Clapton's Change The World. For tonight's solo show, Myk ditched his guitar for Peter Frampton's Baby, I Love Your Way while Paolo did a big band version of Rivermaya's Elesi. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Bamboo's score: Myk - 55% | Paolo - 45%

Public votes: Myk - 48.08% | Paolo - 51.92%

Total Score: Myk - 103.08% | Paolo - 96.92%

Eliminated: Paolo Onesa

Team Sarah's Morissette Amon and Klarisse de Guzman had a divas showdown on Christina Aguilera's The Voice Within. For the solo show, Morissette tackled Jessie J's Who You Are while Klarisse interpreted To Love Somebody by Bee Gees. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Sarah's score: Klarisse - 55% | Morissette - 45%

Public votes: Klarisse - 63.39% | Morissette - 36.61%

Total Score: Klarisse - 118.39% | Morissette - 81.61%

Eliminated: Morissette Amon

Team Apl's Janice Javier and Thor Dulay duet on Umagang Kay Ganda on Saturday first before singing their solo pieces on Sunday. Thor sung Climb Every Mountain fromThe Sound of Music while Janice gave her own rendition of John Lennon's Imagine. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Posted on September 21, 2013 | 8:50 AM

The race to the much-anticipated grand finals of “The Voice of the Philippines” is set as its top 8 artists fight for their survival to win a coveted slot in the top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show’s much-anticipated grand finals.

The competition heats up in the last two weeks as “The Voice” airs four Live Shows on September 21, 22, 28, and the grand finals on September 29. Viewers can also vote during Saturday’s Live Shows.

This Saturday (Sept 21) and Sunday (Sept 22), the two remaining artists of the teams of Apl de Ap, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo, and Lea Salonga will finally face off to determine the top 4 artists who will battle for the “The Voice of the Philippines” title.

The viewing public and the coaches have an equal say on who will advance to the grand finals, as determined by the combined percentages of the public votes on Saturday’s and Sunday’s Live Shows, as well as the coaches’ scores.

Competing for Team Apl are four-chair turners ‘mighty’ Thor and Janice Javier, who will bring years of professional performing experience to the stage. Whose voice will win the hearts of viewers and coach Apl’s?

For Team Sarah, meanwhile, divas Morissette Amon and Klarisse de Guzman will try to outperform each other to remain in the show. Both are young, passionate, and singing competition veterans, but in “The Voice,” the two will be pushed to their limits for their dream of becoming the next singing superstar.

For Kamp Kawayan or Team Bamboo, the competition is down between singing heartthrobs Paolo Onesa and Myk Perez, who seem to have captured the hearts of the public, as proven by their consistent top ranking in the previous Live Shows’ poll results.

Fighting to represent Team Lea in the finals are singing pros Mitoy and Radha, who are expected to turn in an explosive battle of powerhouse vocals. Will Radha get her second shot at fame or will Mitoy secure his place in the limelight?

Who will be declared as the top 4 artists to compete in the grand finals?

Don’t miss “The Voice of the Philippines,” every Saturday, 9 PM, and every Sunday, 8:15 PM on ABS-CBN.

Posted on September 9, 2013 | 9:47 AM

Check out the performances of Team Apl's Mitoy Yonting and Darryl Shy on the third live shows of The Voice of the Philippines Sunday, September 8 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Penelope Matanguihan gave another sweet rendition in Superstar by The Carpenters

Posted on September 8, 2013 | 10:27 PM

The third live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened September 8 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. The first batch of the Top 16 artists performed live for a shot to the next level of competitions.

Team Bamboo's Lee Grane ditched the guitar and sang R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion. Her team mate, heartthrob Paolo Onesa charmed once more with Adele's Skyfall. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Bamboo's score: Paolo - 60% | Lee Grane - 40%

Public votes: Paolo - 81.24% | Lee Grane - 18.76%

Total Score: Paolo - 141.24% | Lee Grane - 58.76%

Eliminated: Lee Grane

Team Apl's Penelope Matanguihan gave another sweet rendition in Superstar by The Carpenters while Thor Dulay did a common contest song, Stevie Wonder's Lately. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Two artists from the respective teams of Apl de Ap, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo, at Lea Salonga will face off in the Live Shows this weekend. This time, the viewing public and the coaches have an equal say, with the combined percentages of the public votes and the coaches’ scores determining who among them will remain in the competition.

Fighting for their spot in Team Apl are Thor Dulay (Lately) and Penelope Matanguihan (Superstar), while Maki Ricafort (Every Breath You Take) and Morissette Amon (What About Love) will battle for Team Sarah. Representing Team Bamboo are Lee Grane (Losing My Religion) and Paolo Onesa (Skyfall), and for Team Lea, Darryl Shy (Balita) and Mitoy (Paano).

Which among them deserve to get through to the next round of the competition, according to the viewing public and the coaches?

Posted on August 3, 2013 | 10:35 PM

The Battle Rounds of The Voice of the Philippines continues on Saturday (August 3) and another four pairs performed, battling head-to-head for a slot at the live shows.

First up was Team Apl's Thor Dulay and Sir Lord Lumibao, who brought the house into a whole new level with Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love To You. It was very apparent that Thor was the one at ease with the genre but Sir Lord amazingly did good with the song, fusing rock with RnB. The epic battle ended in favor of Thor Dulay, as most of us expected. [Battle video]

Japs Mendoza and Diday Garcellano, both artists of Team Lea, performed Daylight of Maroon 5. Japs was quite off during the first part of the battle but when the chorus came, the two played great music. That contrast in their voices made the performance worth watching. Coach Lea has spoken up and she chose Diday, yet still aware of Japs' capability as an artist. [Battle video]

Team Sarah's Yuki Ito and Kathreen Castro faced off in the popular Kuh Ledesma song Sino ang Baliw. Yuki started his theatricality sitting on the stairs while Kathreen commenced atop the stage. The battle of Yuki and Kathreen was not smooth-sailing yet their presence was commendable. In the end, coach Sarah Geronimo chose Japinoy Yuki Ito to advance to the live shows. [Battle video]

Angelique, Deb and Nicole were the first to perform among the four triangle fights in The Voice PH. The trio of Team Bamboo sang Adele's Set Fire to the Rain. Coach Bamboo said that on any given night, it could have been any of the three. However, despite loving the voice of Deb and the improvement in Nicole, he eventually picked Angelique, who according to him has the potential. [Battle video]

Tomorrow, the Battle Rounds will proceed with another set of pairs from the four teams. Who will make it to the live shows next? Find out on The Voice of the Philippines, Saturdays after MMK and Sundays after Rated K.

Check out the video of the battle between Thor Dulay and Sir Lord Lumibao in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Saturday, August 3.

Team Apl's Thor Dulay and Sir Lord Lumibao brought the house into a whole new level with Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love To You. It was very apparent that Thor was the one at ease with the genre but Sir Lord amazingly did good with the song, fusing rock with RnB. The epic battle ended in favor of Thor Dulay, as most of us expected.

Posted on August 2, 2013 | 4:17 PM

Six pairs and two trios are set to turn up the competition as teams get whittled down in another wave of the Battles Round this Saturday (August 3) and Sunday (August 4) in the country’s top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show “The Voice of the Philippines.”

First up on the battle stage are two ‘gods’– RnB artist Thor Dulay and alternative rocker Sir Lord Lumibao – both coach Apl de Ap’s team members who will deliver a vocal duel of a popular RnB song.

Thor burst through as an early standout in “The Voice” as he was the first artist to trend on Twitter for his performance that made the four coaches push their buttons and turn their chairs during the Blind Auditions.

Despite this, Sir Lord remains unfazed and feels even more challenged to come out of his comfort zone by stepping away from his genre. He said that he also relies on his ability to make outstanding covers of songs and his experience performing in a band.

Don’t miss “The Voice of the Philippines,” every Saturday, 9 PM, and every Sunday, 8:15 PM on ABS-CBN. Get the latest news and updates about the show and view the exclusive artists’ profiles and performance videos in “The Voice of the Philippines” official website at http://thevoice.abs-cbn.com. Tweet your thoughts about the show using the hashtag #VoicePHBattles.

Posted on June 16, 2013 | 9:11 AM

The Voice of the Philippines kicked off with its Blind Auditions on Saturday, June 15 and one of the artists who will advance to the next rounds of competition is Cherry Mae Berbana.

Chien Berbana, a 31-year-old singer from Zamboanga Sibugay, sang the Aegis' hit Sayang na Sayang Talaga. Two coaches,Lea Salonga and Apl de Ap, turned their chairs for Chien. The artist eventually chose to join coach Lea, who was blown away with her performance

Her Blind Auditions was also the first time that the TV viewers experienced the feeling of a coach, listening only to someone's voice without seeing the face.

Watch Chien Berbana's Blind Auditions performance below. Also watch the coaches' performance hereand the audition performance of the first artist to make all four chairs turn, Thor Dulay.

The Voice of the Philippines had a very successful pilot episode. From being one of the hot topics in social media to having several sponsors and ad placements, we can expect that ABS-CBN is now gearing for another season this early.

As of the show's pilot, coach Lea Salonga had already two artists in her team—Chien and Darryl Shy, 44, from Baguio. Team Apl and Team Bamboo (aka Camp Kawayan) had one artist each—Thor Dulay, 32, from Davao and Deborah Victa, 21, from Laguna, respectively. Meanwhile, Team Sarah had none so far.

Check out the performance of Thor Dulay during The Voice of the Philippines Blind Auditions. Thor, a 32-year-old back-up singer to comedian Vice Ganda is the first artist who made all four coaches turn their chairs.

Thor Dulay impressed everyone with his rendition of the Whitney Houston hit I Have Nothing, a song which has always been a part of every showcase in a talent show. Thor, however, was able to pull something different with the song which captivated the coaches.

The coaches "sold" themselves to Thor but in the end, the singer from Davao chose to be with Team Apl. Watch his performance below. Also watch the coaches perform Hall of Fame (click here).

The Voice of the Philippines had a very successful pilot episode. From being one of the hot topics in social media to having several sponsors and ad placements, we can expect that ABS-CBN is now gearing for another season this early.

As of the show's pilot, coach Lea Salonga had already two artists in her team—Darryl Shy, 44, from Baguio and Chien Berbana, 31, from Zamboanga Sibugay. Team Apl and Team Bamboo (aka Camp Kawayan) had one artist each—Thor and 21-year-old event organizer from Laguna, Deborah Victa, respectively. Meanwhile, Team Sarah had none so far.